Record-breaker Salah could thrive at Liverpool for many years – Slot

Ipswich, England — liverpool Head Coach Arne Slot said Mohamed Salah He could continue his record-breaking scoring streak on opening day. Premier League He helped unite them season after season for years to come 2-0 win But Ipswich Town On Saturday.

Salah scored the second goal for Liverpool and scored his first goal. Diogo Jota Salah scored on the hour mark to mark the start of his tenure at the club in the post-Jurgen Klopp era. Salah’s goal in the 65th minute means he has now scored nine times on the opening day of the season, equalling the record with Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney and Alan Shearer.

His contract with Liverpool expires at the end of this season, and although Slot would not want to comment on questions surrounding his player’s future after the match, he did say that Salah’s form is no surprise because he works so hard for it.

“If you look at what he does to keep his body like that, he’s got a lot of years in him,” Slot said. “I’m thinking about (the future) Brentford And not at the end of the season.”

Ipswich pressed hard against Liverpool and created the better chances in the first half, with only two shots on target in the game at that point.

Slot made a change at the break, Ibrahima Konate For jerrell quansahAnd Liverpool stepped up their tempo in the second period. Slot was happy with the way the team bounced back but said the first 45 minutes did not live up to his expectations.

“I have inherited a very, very good team, with some great players, but these players also have to understand that what they did in the first half is not enough,” the new manager said. “And if they play to their full potential, they can play really well. And that’s what they showed today in the second half. But it was good to see the goals we scored.”

“When I started working here I was told many things but one of them was that Jurgen (Klopp) didn’t like 12:30pm games.

“The team showed that they don’t like the 12.30pm kick-off because we weren’t in the game in the first half. And the other thing is that people told me that no game in the Premier League is easy. And we showed today that if you play against a newly promoted team and they struggle like they did in the first half, they make it very difficult for us.”

For Ipswich, it was their first match in the top flight after 22 years, after they achieved successive promotions under Kieran McKenna. They were happy with the first-half performance as they prepare to travel to Manchester City next Saturday.

“There are a lot of positives, especially in the first half,” said McKenna. “Great performance in the first half, we made it difficult for Liverpool, pressed really well, we were aggressive, physical and in possession, we played well. (I) think we caused a lot of problems to a strong team. The challenge for us is that we have to do that for 90 minutes, or else we can’t do it in that period, we have to manage the game.

“There were a lot of positives too. The second half was tough, Liverpool found their rhythm and the game got away from us. The players will come out of the game with more confidence because they know they can compete at this level.”